Israel Names New Head of Mossad Spy Agency

Prime minister appoints his national security adviser Yossi Cohen

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed his national security adviser Yossi Cohen as head of the Mossad spy agency on Monday.

Mr. Cohen has in recent years served as a prominent interlocutor between Israel and U.S. intelligence. But relations between the two allies have been strained recently in part over Mr. Netanyahu’s disapproval of the U.S. nuclear deal with Iran. The U.S. in 2012 monitored Israel’s secret communications, fearing it might attempt a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.